Movie: Sin Nombre

This is a recent movie I saw that deals with two issues, one being illegal immigrants coming to the US from the Mexican border and the other about gangs in Mexico. Unlike "Crossing Over," which tries to do an ensemble cast and is in a typical Hollywood fashion, "Sin Nombre" is portrayed very realistically. I think Ebert sums up the mood best with "Yes, the issue of illegal immigration is a difficult one. When we encounter an undocumented alien, we should not be too quick with our easy assumptions. That person may have put his life on the line for weeks or months to come here, searching for what we so easily describe as the American dream."

台灣好像翻作「無名」，也是直接從西班牙文翻過來的。主要有兩個故事線，其一是宏都拉斯少女Sayra與失散多年的但剛從美國驅逐出境的父親，要再坐火車偷渡進美國，一圓美國夢。其二是在南墨西哥幫派混的年輕小伙子Caspar，在密秘女友被大哥失手打死後，又被大哥一同差遺去火車上向這些偷渡客打劫。兩個故事線，就在火車上接在一塊了。



Sayra一家人，被幫派搶走身上值錢的東西之外，大哥還貪著想佔有Sayra的美色。仍懷著女友被殺的悲憤，Caspar在關鍵時刻出手相救，砍死了大哥。瞬間成了被自己幫派通緝的Caspar，就這樣和Sayra一塊坐上通往美國的火車，成為眾多偷渡客中的另一人~~

此片的描繪非常真實，比"Crossing Over"一片少了很多好萊烏式劇情，也著重於南美與墨西哥那一邊的角度，讓觀眾看到偷渡客的故事。當最後一幕結束時，不知道大多數的人是否和我一樣，在心裡深深地好好嘆一口氣呢~~